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ITV
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No change to UK retrans fees despite law change
The UK government will repeal a law that says pay TV operators need not pay…
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Lethal Weapon puts US TV back in ITV primetime
ITV has bought the film-to-TV series adaptation of Lethal Weapon, a major deal that marks…
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Report: Virgin Media in talks to buy UTV Ireland
Liberty Global-owned pay TV operator Virgin Media is reportedly in advanced talks to buy Irish…
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UK soap Corrie adds extra weekly ep
Coronation Street, the UK’’s longest running soap, will run for six days a week from…
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BBC poaches Channel 4 drama chief
Channel 4’s drama chief Piers Wenger is leaving the UK broadcaster to join the territory’s…
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ITV, Syco plot Making a Murderer-style doc series
UK network ITV and reality show guru Simon Cowell are working on a Making a…
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Twofour scores first Slovenian format deal
Twofour has sold ski-jumping format The Jump to a Slovenia network, with plans to build…
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Brexit will ‘blow up’ coproduction foundations
The foundations underpinning European coproductions have been “blown up” by the UK’s decision to leave…
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BBC racks up sales for new ITV Maigret
BBC Worldwide has sold the new TV adaptations of the Maigret detective stories to a…
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UKTV doubles content on Virgin Media
British channel provider UKTV is due to double the number of programmes available to Virgin…
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BBC One, Take That line up Voice replacement
UK broadcaster BBC One has revealed a Saturday night talent format that will replace ITV-bound…
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Sky and ITV partner on eSports channel
Sky and ITV have partnered with video gaming TV network Ginx to relaunch what they…
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ITV and Hulu team for brothel drama
UK broadcaster ITV and US streaming service Hulu are joining forces to make Harlots, a…
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ITV courting in-house dating format
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a Holly Willoughby-front dating format from its in-house production arm,…
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ITV takes majority stake in Euro SVOD service
ITV has taken a majority stake in Cirkus, the best-of-British on-demand service. The UK broadcaster…
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ITV buys into drama indie
The international content arm of UK broadcaster ITV has bought into Route 24, the new…
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Twofour merges Welsh indies
ITV-owned Twofour Group has merged three of its Wales-based production companies under the Boomerang brand….
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RTL, TV2 remaking Twofour format
Germany’s RTL and Denmark’s TV2 are to remake Twofour primetime ‘time-travel’ format This Time Next…
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Marcella co-creator joins Tony Wood indie
Marcella co-creator Nicola Larder has joined the ITV show’s production company, Buccaneer Media, as executive…
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Amazon prescribes to Doctor Thorne drama
Amazon Prime Instant Video has acquired exclusive US streaming rights to British period drama Doctor…
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Gaspar joins Twofour Rights
The distribution arm of UK prodco Twofour has brought on ITV’s Reka Gaspar. Twofour is…
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Writer’s Room: Daisy Goodwin
British producer and novellist Daisy Goodwin’s first screenplay is for upcoming ITV and PBS period…
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Acorn becomes US partner on ITV cop drama
The production arm of US SVOD service Acorn has joined upcoming UK cop drama The…
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BBC iPlayer gets first third-party content
UK on-demand service BBC iPlayer will launch a pop-up channel that represents the first time…
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eOne denies ITV takeover bid
Canadian media group Entertainment One has denied receiving a takeover approach from UK broadcaster ITV,…
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Shake-up as Lygo unveils ITV’s new team
ITV has unveiled a raft of new senior programming executives in a widespread shake-up that…
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Ex-ITV exec exits SBS in restructure
Former ITV director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman is returning to the UK after…
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MIPTV: Netflix buys ITV crime drama
Netflix has scooped global rights to Marcella, the upcoming ITV drama from The Bridge writer…
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ITV, Mediaset take Warner’s Little Big Shots
ITV in the UK and Mediaset in Spain have ordered local versions of breakout US…
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ITV drama chief latest to exit
The director of drama at ITV is leaving after 16 years at the UK broadcaster….